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The Center for Egyptian Women's Legal Assistance (CEWLA) announced support for Copts' demand for a personal status law for non-Muslims. Such a law would deal with issues of marriage and divorce separately from church regulations.

The center said such as law is necessary in light of sectarian violence triggered when Copts do not get divorced and convert to Islam.

Azza Suleiman, head of CEWLA, told Al-Masry Al-Youm that the center will submit a legal memorandum to the Ministry of Justice next Thursday, when a number of Coptic activists plan to protest in front of the ministry. She said that both the memorandum and the protest demand such a law, which would help end sectarian tension. Suleiman revealed details of a draft law prepared by CEWLA which would provide multiple forms of divorce for Christians.

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